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Little Dumbbell Nebula

"The Little Dumbbell Nebula (Messier 76, NGC 650/651, the Barbell Nebula, or the Cork Nebula) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Perseus. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780 and included in Charles Messier's catalog of comet-like objects as number 76. It was first recognized as a planetary nebula in 1918 by the astronomer Heber Doust Curtis.

The Little Dumbbell Nebula derives its common name from its resemblance to the Dumbbell Nebula (M27) in Vulpecula. It was originally thought to consist of two separate emission nebulae and was thus given two catalog numbers in the NGC 650 and 651. William Herschel in 1787 noticed that the nebula consisted of two brighter regions slightly separated by a fainter middle, hence the NGC assignment of two numbers to the object. Some consider this object to be one of the faintest and hardest to see objects in Messier's list.

The nebula appears to be the result of stellar material being ejected from the host O-class star. At 108,728 Kelvin it is similar to a Wolf-Rayet star, but with over 110 solar masses. The system also has 10 smaller stellar bodies from L-class up to K-class, plus gas giants and rocky bodies. The diffuse blues and pinks of the nebula are best seen from the dark side of one of the landable rocky planets."

Cupid's Arrow

"Cupid's Arrow is a tourist beacon at the edge of the NGC 7822 Nebula. As described by the tourist beacon: 'The beautiful NGC 7822 nebula is pierced by a line of O-stars - therefore it has been compared to Cupid's arrow piercing a heart."

"A highly distinctive nebula with a string a luminous 'O' class stars embedded with in it, some of which are orbited by black holes – making the cluster a hotbed of scientific study. Sometimes referred to as the 'Siren of the Spinward Stars'. So called because pilots see them from hundreds of light years away, look on in wonder, and feel an urge get closer to investigate."

Planetary Feature: Dudael (Cauldron of God)

"Located within the NGC 7822 nebula, with 1,398 Earth masses, a surface temperature of 33,501K, and a surface pressure of nearly 38.9 billion atmospheres, this is possibly one of the most inhospitable planets in the galaxy. Not only can people marvel at the extreme nature of this planet, but they can also admire its beautiful set of rings basking in the purple light of its giant O class sun."

Orbital Body: 8

NGC 7354 Nebula

"NGC 7354 is a classic double-shell planetary nebula. The color is a deep blue. The nebula contains only the host Wolf-Rayet star of approx 0.9 solar masses, and no other bodies. The nebula was originally discovered by William Herschel in 1787."

Yellow Hypergiant

"V509 Cassiopeiae is a yellow hypergiant, one of the rarest types of stars. Current estimates suggest there are no more than 15 of these stars in the entire galaxy. Yellow hypergiants are an extremely short-lived phase of late stellar evolution of massive O-type stars. These stars evolve from red hypergiants to blue hypergiants in a phase that lasts only a few thousand years. Many stars lack the mass to go through this phase, or have a much greater mass and end as a supernova.

V509 Cassiopeiae currently has 11 solar masses and a radius 600 times larger than Sol; this would encompass the Sol system past the orbit of Mars. V509 has varied significantly in temperature and size over periods as short as 1 year, indicating that this phase is highly unstable. The attached photo is from a metal-rich orbiting planet at 2300 light-seconds distance."

The Racetrack

"The first planet of this system has an exceptionally thin ring of 231 km width. Pilots can find some fun here by racing around the ring at top supercruise speed. The ring also has a shepherd moon very close to the rings. The moon orbits the rings in 2 hours and 53 minutes, giving excellent and dynamic views. The planet itself is in a binary orbit of 7 and 1/3 hours with another planet; all three are landable and provide great views."

Altera's Eye

"A solitary Black Hole sat deep within it's own planetary nebula of hot blue gas, situated just below the IC 1805 Cluster. There's planetside Tourism POI with a remarkable view of the near nebula."

Gludgooe Campfires

"On the route between the Bubble and the Outer Arm, the Gludgooe Campfires can be found on a ringed, landable & terraformable HMC that nestles within a group containing two gas giants & a Class Y dwarf star. The views on arrival in orbit give a hint to the planet's potential as a sightseeing location, but it's when you land at one of the volcanic hotspots on the surface (the iron magma lava spouts at GeoSite #2 are recommended) that the location's value as a rest-stop becomes clear, with the site giving stunning views of the nearest gas giant. A sight sure to cause even the most jaded traveller to stop and stare. And as an added bonus, Planet 3 in the system is an elusive Pink Gas Giant, for added sightseeing opportunities."

Oochorr's Lighthouse

"Primary class B star with a Black Hole 800ls away and another 14,000ls away. It is the true show of a binary neutron star pair about 5ls apart. Curiously one neutron star is 4.8 Million K cooler than the other."

Hades' Edge

"HD 49368 is a dying S-Class star, so bloated that the system's two innermost worlds (Obolus or Danake) sit within its outer Corona. To visit these two ringed high gravity worlds you will need to use heat sinks to land there.

Danake (Planet 2) was used as the first basecamp during the Distant Stars Expedition in January 3303."

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